Viñita Formation
The Viñita Formation is a geological formation in Coquimbo, Chile, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Santonian to Maastrichtian). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Vertebrate paleofauna
See also
References
- ^ Pichasca at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 600-604. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Further reading
- R. M. Casamiquela, J. Corvalán, and F. Franquesa. 1969. Hallazgos de dinosaurios en el Cretácico Superior de Chile. Su importancia cronológica-estratigráfica [Discoveries of dinosaurs in the Upper Cretaceous of Chile. Their chronologic-stratigraphic importance]. Boletin del Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas 25:1-31
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